新闻 2024年4月17日

Mitie invests in future UK talent donating £2 million in Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges

  • Mitie has pledged £2 million in Apprenticeship Levy gifting funds, supporting a range of organisations across the UK to develop future talent
  • 有针对性地送礼物, 自2021年以来，Mitie一直在支持当地社区, 就业障碍群体, 以及它所在行业的小型组织
  • Mitie’s most recent collaboration is with the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to support apprenticeship schemes for women in STEM roles

Mitie has passed the £2 million milestone for its Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges, which has enabled over 30 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local community services across the United Kingdom to fund apprenticeship schemes for future talent. With less than 3% of Levy-paying employers gifting Levy funding to SMEs, this makes Mitie one of just 580 companies investing unspent Levy funds to support their local communities(1).

多于1,同时有200名同事接受学徒培训, in a diverse range of areas from Heat Pump Engineers and Data Technicians to 安全 Officers, 工商管理和项目管理, Mitie champions apprenticeships as a cornerstone for the development of its workforce. 作为一个大企业, 米蒂每年都缴纳学徒税, with this money used to fund apprenticeship training and development for both its existing colleagues and new recruits. Recent changes to the Levy mean organisations can also gift up to 50%(2) (previously 25%) of the previous year’s contributions to other organisations to develop their future talent pipeline through apprenticeship schemes.

自2021年推出以来, Mitie’s Apprenticeship Levy gifting programme has supported a range of SMEs in the industries it works in to plug skills gaps in the 工程, 建设, data, 以及数字领域. 例如, Mitie曾与一家非营利性社会企业合作, who secure apprenticeships for people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the 建设 sector, 资助13名暖气学徒的计划, 管道, 电, 木工角色. 除了, Mitie’s most recent collaboration is with the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP), 一个专注于推动经济增长的组织, 创造就业机会, 以及牛津郡的基础设施建设. 作为合作的一部分, 米蒂已经认捐了100英镑,000 to support the recruitment and development of women in science, 技术, 工程, 和数学(STEM)学徒.

承诺为当地社区澳博官方网站, 米蒂支助了当地消防机构的培训, 包括曼彻斯特消防局. 自2021年以来, Mitie has supported eight operational firefighter apprentices to successfully complete their programmes and become professional firefighters serving the greater Manchester community, and is currently supporting a further 18 who are due to complete their programme in January 2025.

Mitie is also committed to supporting people who have previously experienced barriers to employment in securing apprenticeships and employment through its Levy gifting approach. Mitie’s gifting funds were recently used by one of its partners to support seven people, 有残疾或面临社会经济劣势的人, 管理和领导学徒计划. 分别, recent support has enabled an individual who was previously long-term unemployed due to mental health challenges, to successfully achieve their Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery qualification and secure employment with the partner company.

Mitie学习与发展总监Kate Large说:

“We focus our Levy gifting on helping 就业障碍群体 and supporting the local communities we serve. 从训练消防员, 帮助人们克服长期困难, 欢迎女性进入STEM领域, the £2 million we’ve gifted is having a positive impact in developing future talent.”

给编辑的说明

(1) a 书面议会问答 from Dr Luke Evans MP to Robert Halfon MP on 12 February 2024 which revealed that 2.7%, or 580 of levy-paying employers transfer funds to non-levy employers.
(2) This came into effect on 6 April 2024, the percentage companies could previously gift was 25%

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